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Small-Group Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Summer Palace Tour with Lunch
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Small-Group Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Summer Palace Tour with Lunch

By Discover Beijing Tours
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Ages 0-90, max of 15 per group
Duration: 8h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Professional guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off(For hotels within the 4th ring road of the Beijing City)
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Entry/Admission - Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
  • Entry/Admission - Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
What's not included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Gratuities


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • Your tour guide will pick you up in the lobby of your hotel by holding your name sign
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Infants must sit on laps
        • Infant seats available
        • Not wheelchair accessible
        • Stroller accessible
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 11301P65

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
        • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
        • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
        • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
        • Most travelers can participate
        • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 11301P65

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        Itinerary
        • 1
        • 2
          Pass by
          Hall of Great Harmony (Taihe Dian)
          The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum
        • 3
          Pass by
          Qingyan Stone Boat
          Kunming Lake
        About the operator
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        • Discover Beijing Tours
          2,244
          Beijing, China
          Joined in December 2012
        • 187annebirgittej
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great tour in Beijing
          We had a great tour with tour guide Yan and driver Mr Chen qinhe. The places was beautiful and nice food. Yan gave us good information about the places we saw. And Mr chen is an excellent driver. And the car was nice. We are most greatful.
          Written October 15, 2024
        • Jill G
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          The highlight of our trip to Beijing!
          We thoroughly enjoyed visiting the Summer Palace and Great Wall. Lucy was a fantastic tour guide! She is knowledgeable and flexible. We actually had the pleasure of her assistance on two other tours during our stay. She gave us advice and helped us plan the rest of our schedule in order to make the most out of our time in Beijing. We would highly recommend this tour and Lucy!
          Written October 14, 2024
        • maciejmV4564BR
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great tour! 5/5! Recommend!
          Jimmy is a great guide. He took us quickly through security checks, so we had plenty of time in Forbidden City. His story was interesting and also funny! Had a great time!
          Written October 14, 2024
        • Daydreamer75025
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing day thanks to our fantastic guide Lucy Yue and our great driver Liu Chao
          We had an amazing day with our fantastic guide, Lucy Yue, and our great driver, Liu Chao. Lucy contacted me yesterday to confirm our pick up arrangement. Today she and Mr. Liu picked us up at our hotel as planned. We drove to Longqing gorge first to avoid the morning crowd at the Badaling Great Wall. It worked out well as there were very few people at the gorge. We walked through the dragon and had a magical boat ride through the tall mountains. Beautiful scenery! The cable car was closed so we didn’t get to ride it. Next we had a nice lunch at a place of our choosing. Last, we went to the Badaling Great Wall. On our way there, Lucy gave us the history. When we got there, she expertly guided us through the process to get to the wall and took lots of pictures of us on the wall. The crowd was leaving as we were coming so the order we followed was perfect. I didn’t know the main attractions in Beijing are closed on Mondays so the wall is more crowded than normal. If you get Lucy Yue and Liu Chao you will have a great day. Lucy is a lot of fun and very accommodating. Mr. Liu was a great driver in a nice car.
          Written October 14, 2024
        • xurxopaz
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great tour with Miko
          Miko was a great tour guide! He explained everything really well and made it funny too! 4 hours tour and many checkpoints but Miko helps you to navigate all of them very easy Thanks Miko
          Written October 13, 2024
        • maurverick78
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great tour for adventurous eaters with a few familiar and many exotic flavors
          My wife and I were guided by Miko, who is a friendly and open-minded person. He is also very knowledgeable and shared a lot of cultural tidbits about what it’s like living in Beijing. The food was diverse and a good balance between safe bets and curveballs. Nearly everything was terrific, although there was a certain beverage that we probably won’t be ordering again anytime soon ;) The tour leaned much more heavily on the food than the walking. All the restaurants were within close proximity to one another on the same lively strip. The hutong part of the tour was brief and toward the end, but clearly the real thing. We were happy with the location, and didn’t run into any other tourists.
          Written October 13, 2024
        • Wander39733071865
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Excellent Forbidden City Tour by Miko!
          The Forbidden City is as incredible as it is portrayed to be! Miko was a fantastic tour guide and provided a great experience and a very entertaining tour!
          Written October 13, 2024
        • yoana719
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Awesome tour with Miko
          The guide Miko was super helpful and interesting. He gave us a lot of anecdotes and took extra time to tell us stories about the forbidden city. His English is outstanding and explanations super clear
          Written October 13, 2024
        • joeangg
          0 contributions
          4.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great tour for the Forbidden city.
          Miko is a detailed and enthusiastic tour guide. He will provide pit stops for toilet breaks and short brief. Willing to share what he knows and have a great tour with him.
          Written October 13, 2024
        • biancadZ8081IW
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Forbidden City & Tiananmen Square Tour
          Fantastic tour given by Jay, highly recommend! Super knowledgeable and enthusiastic the whole time, would go again :)
          Written October 13, 2024
        • jackbL8644KJ
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Interesante
          Very interesting and very orgqnized, everything worked out very well.. Also there are lots of walking involvrd in the mysterious forbideeñn city
          Written October 12, 2024
        • 632justusl
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Brilliantly done
          I had a great time on tinamen square and in the forbidden city. The tour was excellent, Lucy did a great job explaining a lot in detail and well of knowledge about the history and architecture. Her English is very good to understand and she answers all questions. Security checks, tickets, breaks perfectly organized. A must do, special thanks to Lucy!
          Written October 12, 2024
        • Jimh105
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Susan was funny and informative. Very good tour
          Our guide, Susan, was very informative and funny and so it was excellent tour. She really knows her history and so could answer questions in depth.
          Written October 11, 2024
        • D7613ZJlg
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Highly recommend this tour!
          Miko did such a great job leading our tour today. The tour itself was full of interesting information and I appreciated his time to answer my questions. Highly recommend. We saw so much during this tour!
          Written October 11, 2024
        • eduardokH4772RO
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          A day that have to live
          One of the most places that anyone has to visit, incredible to live those moments and when your guide is like Cindy and our driver mr lee, make happy every moment. Thank you cindy
          Written October 11, 2024
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        VJ U
        Orlando, FL13 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Our 2 day trip to Beijing was very well organized. Right from airport pick up all the way to airport drop off. Jimmy our guide was very knowledgeable and kept us on track all through. All in all I would definitely recommend this company for any of your future travels.
        Written December 25, 2018
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        jedisteph
        Quezon City, Philippines2 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Aug 2019
        I highly recommend this tour company. Jimmy was very knowledgable and we appreciated the interesting history lessons. Everything went smoothly. Lunch was good.
        Written August 28, 2019
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        d10lee
        Raleigh, NC220 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        May 2018 • Friends
        My work colleague and I literally landed in Beijing, picked the most highly rated tour company that had availability and were picked up as advertised the next morning. Discover Beijing made it easy and we really appreciated it.

        Without a doubt, the highlight of the tour was our guide, Vivienne! She showed up on time and simply asked us what we wanted to do and see. Within 15 minutes we were driving into the city seeing three major sites: the Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. To wrap up the day, she took us to her favorite dumpling restaurant (just outside of the Forbidden City) and helped us navigate the subway system as we called it a day. She was equal parts, knowledgeable about the sites/history, adventurous and most importantly very open to adapting plans to help us maximize our stay in the city.

        A fantastic day in Beijing, I would recommend Discover Beijing and ask for Vivienne as your guide.
        Written May 13, 2018
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